NGC1055 is a edge-on spiral galaxy Type SBb:II-III:spindle 52 million light-years from Earth in constellation Cetus. NGC3628’s apparent magnitude is 11.4 and was discovered by William Hershel in 1783. This galaxy is binary paired with M77 (Cetus A) separated by 500 thousand light-years. These two are the largest galaxies of a small galaxy group, known as M77 group, that also includes NGC1073, and five other small irregular galaxies.

NGC1055 is a bright infrared and radio source, particularly in the wavelength for warm carbon monoxide. Astronomers believe that this results from unusually active star formation.

The list below exhibits the number of subframes used with the exposure time for each filter. All the subframes were calibrated with Flats, Darks and Biases by PixInsight. Afterwards the subframes were combined and processed to the final image.

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Total time for collecting data for this image is 12 hours.